HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemHP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 227E
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140807
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateJan 27 '22 at 06:38
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 88%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4288U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 37.3
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 140
45% 83.8 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 240
32% 237 Pts
64-Core 230
14% 230 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5100 (Mobile 1.1 GHz)
HP(103C 227E) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3574
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
4.17% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 1.8
Parallax 7.4
5% 5.1 fps
MRender 2.8
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 2.9
3% 3.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.17%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1500LM006 HN-M151RAD 1.5TB
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BC10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 78 65 79 78 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 81.5
Write 24
Mixed 43.4
SusWrite 72.6
41% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
124% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
27.9% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 215
19% 215 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion 15 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 4,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC

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